Legacy Separators LLC v. Halliburton Energy Services Inc et al

  1. April 19, 2021

    Halliburton Settles Patent Dispute Ahead Of Retrial

    Halliburton Energy Services Inc. inked a confidential deal that allows it to avoid going back to trial to decide whether two of its products infringe a gas separator patent owned by Legacy Separators LLC, according to a joint motion to dismiss filed in Texas federal court.

  2. October 02, 2020

    COVID-19 IP Catch-Up: Reflecting On Priorities, Shifting Trials

    In this round of intellectual property updates tied to the ongoing pandemic, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's director, federal judges and in-house patent counsel discussed the pandemic, while trial dates continued to get moved around across the country.

  3. September 24, 2020

    Halliburton Patent Retrial Set For Nov. After COVID-19 Delay

    The retrial of gas separator patent infringement claims against Halliburton Energy Services Inc. has been set for a November start date in Texas federal court, marking the second time the case has been postponed in response to the COVID-19 crisis.

  4. August 14, 2020

    COVID-19 IP Catch-Up: All Eyes On Texas

    In this round of intellectual property updates tied to the ongoing pandemic, patent trials across Texas continued to get pushed back, except in Marshall, where an in-person jury hit Apple with a half-billion-dollar verdict Tuesday.

  5. August 13, 2020

    Halliburton Patent Retrial In Texas Pushed Back Again

    In what "will likely surprise no one" tracking the COVID-19 crisis, a Texas federal judge said Wednesday he has again pushed back a retrial against Halliburton Energy Services Inc. over a gas separator patent to possibly the end of the year.

  6. June 19, 2020

    COVID-19 IP Catch-Up: Trials Get Delayed, Moved To Video

    As the COVID-19 pandemic wages on, more trials are being pushed into August and beyond, and others are gearing up for remote proceedings. Here are some recent intellectual property updates tied to the outbreak that you may have missed.

  7. June 16, 2020

    Halliburton To Face 2nd Patent Trial In August After Hung Jury

    Halliburton Energy Services Inc. will go back on trial in August for a Texas federal jury to decide whether two of its products infringe a gas separator patent, a question another jury couldn't answer in March.

  8. March 20, 2020

    Texas Jury Clears Halliburton Of Some IP Infringement Claims

    A Texas federal jury on Friday cleared Halliburton Energy Services Inc. of allegations that some of its oil and gas separator products infringe a machine supplier's patent, but was hung on other claims after more than a week of deliberations.

  9. March 19, 2020

    Houston Jury Keeps Deliberating In Halliburton Patent Case

    A Houston federal jury will enter its sixth day of deliberations Friday in a patent infringement case brought against Halliburton Energy Services Inc. as much of the nation's court system is shuttered in response to the coronavirus.

  10. April 25, 2017

    Halliburton Says Supplier's IP Claims Vague, Seeks Sanctions

    Halliburton Energy Services urged a Texas federal judge on Tuesday to dismiss trade secrets claims brought by machine supplier Legacy Separators LLC and to issue sanctions, arguing that after litigating for three years and racking up millions in attorneys' fees, it still doesn't know what secret it allegedly stole.